Utilização da Internet como Recurso Pedagógico por Docentes da Universidade Estadual do Pará

Abstract

This research aimed to know the profile of Internet use as a pedagogical resource centers for teachers of Social Sciences and Education, Center of Biological Sciences and Center for Natural Science and Technology University of Pará-UEPA, public higher education institution maintained by the Government of the State of Pará, revealing characteristics such use and which factors influence the level of adoption of this practice in the physical spaces of the institution or distance interactions. To collect the data we used an electronic form accessible via the Internet containing a questionnaire with closed and chained types of multiple choice, obtaining 144 forms responded, representing 19% of the population. The data analysis revealed a high level of Internet use by teachers, restricting, however, the communication tools to exchange messages (emails) and the orientation of students to access content and bibliographic databases available in network. It was identified that most teachers are encouraged to expand the use of this resource in their teaching, although it is not clear to them whether their initiatives in this direction are promoting greater participation and motivation of its students in educational activities. Additionally, it was found that in the opinion of these actors, the main factors that impede the development of this action are linked to lack of training for use of resources, inadequate physical infrastructure and technological resources available at the institution, and basically, the lack of an institutional policy toward the inclusion of new methodologies in the educational processes.